NEW YORK — Donald Trump shook his head Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told would-be jurors that an earlier jury had already decided the former president sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.  Read More   ​ 

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The First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville opened its doors as a warming center when the days got cold, and it hasn’t stopped growing since.   Read More   ​ 

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A $76,000 contract for design work to make a portion of Markham Street more pedestrian friendly will be up for approval at the next Little Rock Board of Directors meeting on Jan. 23. The board met Tuesday but only to discuss the plans, not to hold a vote. Vice Mayor Kathy Webb said the “road…

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer that he kept secret from senior Biden administration leaders and staff for weeks.  Read More   ​ 

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Iowa moved up to No. 2 and Colorado to No. 3 behind top-ranked South Carolina in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a chaotic week that saw half of the top 10 teams lose.  Read More   ​ 

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BENTONVILLE — It’s not necessarily the amount of time spent studying, but the repetition that can help students with an English-language background grasp Mandarin Chinese, teacher Haiyan Fan said.  Read More   ​ 

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized in good condition with no date set for his release, a Pentagon spokesman said Saturday.  Read More   ​ 

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Jacksonville police arrest rape suspect  Read More   ​ 

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Cross Bank of Wynne announced the hiring of Gary Edwards as vice president and CFO. Edwards assumes the role after the retirement of the lender’s longtime CFO Beth Dildine. In a news release, Cross Bank said Edwards is a certified public accountant with more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He was…

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The Pentagon’s internal watchdog said Thursday he will review the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization and why the Defense Department waited days to inform the White House that he had transferred authority to his deputy.  Read More   ​ 

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